CaddyWiper

MITRE ATT&CK: S0693 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: KillDisk.NCX, CaddyWiper

Malware type
wiper
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:44:06

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector

Targeted regions: country_code:ua

Context

CaddyWiper is a destructive data wiper that has been used in attacks against organizations in Ukraine since at least March 2022.

Detection coverage

  • 4 YARA rules
  • 93 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Permissions (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Data Destruction (attack-pattern)
  • Native API (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Disk Structure Wipe (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

  • 2022 Ukraine Electric Power Attack (campaign)

Detection rules

  • SEKOIA_Apt_Sandworm_Caddywiper_Stacked_Strings (yara-rule)
  • SEKOIA_Wiper_Win_Caddywiper (yara-rule)
  • SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_WIPER_Caddywiper_Mar22_1 (yara-rule)
  • MALPEDIA_Win_Caddywiper_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • services.google.com — Google Fog Of War Research Report (report)
  • services.google.com — Apt44 Unearthing Sandworm (report)
  • Microsoft — Analysis Resources Cyber Threat Activity Ukraine (report)
  • Mandiant — Gru Rise Telegram Minions (report)
  • Mandiant — Gru Disruptive Playbook (report)
  • twitter.com — 1503436420886712321 (report)
  • cybersecurity.att.com — Analysis On Recent Wiper Attacks Examples And How They Wiper Malware Works (report)
  • trustwave.com — Overview Of The Cyber Weapons Used In The Ukraine Russia War (report)
  • fortinet.com — The Increasing Wiper Malware Threat (report)
  • youtube.com — Watch (report)
  • mandiant.widen.net — M Trends 2023 (report)
  • cip.gov.ua — Khto Stoyit Za Kiberatakami Na Ukrayinsku Kritichnu Informaciinu Infrastrukturu Statistika 15 22 Bereznya (report)
  • CrowdStrike — The Anatomy Of Wiper Malware Part 1 (report)
  • ESET — Industroyer2 Industroyer Reloaded (report)
  • fortinet.com — The Year Of The Wiper (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Caddywiper (report)
  • twitter.com — 1513870210398363651 (report)
  • n0p.me — 2022 03 26 Caddywiper (report)
  • securityaffairs.co — Caddywiper Wiper Hits Ukraine (report)
  • Mandiant — Sandworm Disrupts Power Ukraine Operational Technology (report)
  • CERT-UA — 39518 (report)
  • cybersecuritynews.com — Destructive Data Wiper Malware (report)
  • twitter.com — 1503538555611607042 (report)
  • Microsoft — Re4Vwwd (report)
  • securityintelligence.com — Caddywiper Malware Targeting Ukrainian Organizations (report)

External references